And we have similarities too. I am a Twitter trawler, looking for exceptions, anomalies and sometimes even anarchists although their ire needs to directed towards something more exciting than politics; love for instance, or the self.
This is why I enjoyed Charles Warnke. I agree with you also, that I found you. Or rather, my blog did. Periscopic magnets that hunt down seekers. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account.
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March 12, at March 13, at Yan Zhitui says:. Johna says:. April 30, at Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Ask her if she loves Alice or she would like to be Alice. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas, for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry and in song. Give her Neruda, Pound, Sexton, Cummings.
Let her know that you understand that words are love. It will never be your fault if she does. She has to give it a shot somehow. Lie to her. If she understands syntax, she will understand your need to lie. Behind words are other things: motivation, value, nuance, dialogue. It will not be the end of the world. Fail her. Because a girl who reads knows that failure always leads up to the climax. Because girls who read understand that all things must come to end, but that you can always write a sequel.
That you can begin again and again and still be the hero. That life is meant to have a villain or two. Why be frightened of everything that you are not? Girls who read understand that people, like characters, develop. Except in the Twilight series. If you find a girl who reads, keep her close.
When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. You will propose on a hot air balloon. Or during a rock concert. Over Skype. You will write the story of your lives, have kids with strange names and even stranger tastes. She will introduce your children to the Cat in the Hat and Aslan, maybe in the same day.
You will walk the winters of your old age together and she will recite Keats under her breath while you shake the snow off your boots. Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads. Or better yet, date a girl who writes. Share this quote:. Like Quote. Recommend to friends. To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!
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She will introduce your children to the Cat in the Hat and Aslan, maybe in the same day. You will walk the winters of your old age together and she will recite Keats under her breath while you shake the snow off your boots.
Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads. Or better yet, date a girl who writes. I am that girl. I absentmindedly sit in coffee shops and dining halls reading books all the time. It might look like I am ignoring the world around me, but I am actually incredibly engrossed in that world — its just an invisible one.
I am that girl, and I want that guy. Who will pull out his own book and sit next to me, reading the day away. I want a guy who has a sense of adventure courtesy of Frank and Joe Hardy, and is a traditional romantic, right out of Elizabethan novels.
Someone who will explore Misselthwaite Manor, and punish those who need to be punished. Who will debate the true possibility of book-jumping, consider the political implications of books read over the radio, and the nature of kindred spirits. Or a guy who fulfills all those descriptions. Because our library will be every room, because every room needs books. I just hope that someday I find someone who will read into the late hours of the night with me, and read anything and everything; who will read the newspaper slowly enough to talk about the news but quickly enough so we can do the crossword; who will always have a book on hand if our plane gets delayed, but who will happily put the book away to explore a new city.
I wish I could write my life like an author writes a book, crafting each detail and event to be perfect. Guys — if you have an answer, let me know. Did you catch all the references? Wells, Anne of Green Gables by L. This entry was posted on April 11, by kmshield. It was filed under Daily Beauties , Living Life , Reading and was tagged with books , dating , desire , reading.
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